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Nicolo's Gifts (Paperback)
by Neil Ayres (Author)
4.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
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  • Paperback: 284 pages
  • Publisher: bluechrome Publishing (14 Sep 2003)
  • Language English
  • ISBN-10: 0954379667
  • ISBN-13: 978-0954379667
  • Product Dimensions: 18.7 x 17.7 x 1.9 cm
  • Average Customer Review: 4.3 out of 5 stars  (3 customer reviews)
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 1,532,439 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)
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Book Description
Nicolo’s Gifts is as honest exploration of the human condition as you are likely to find. Literature, folktales and the constant struggle of the astute mind against the mundane are fused with audacity. Prepare to be enraptured by characters that are as wise as they are naïve and as beatific as they are flawed.

Textured and tiered tales at once intriguing and astounding await the adventurous reader. This novel is a genre-blending paradox to delight those of a more exploratory nature.

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Literature, folktales and the constant struggle of the astute mind against the mundane are fused with confident audacity in this dazzling debut. Prepare to be enraptured by a cast of characters who are as wise as they are naive and as beatific as they are flawed.

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars Charismatic authorial trickery, 24 Jul 2003
By H McNamara (Scotland) - See all my reviews
I was lucky enough to procure an early review copy of Nicolo’s Gifts from a journalist friend of mine, and can state unquestionably that it ranks among the top books I have read for some time.

The novel is split into four distinct but inter-linked parts, with an enormous amount of investment going into the theme of the novel – there is more power packed into this sharp, relatively short (270 odd pages) book than you are ever likely to find padding out a 1000 page plus trilogy or series.

The highly realistic characters are finely wrought; the indirect plot capable of wrong footing the reader with ease and switching the story’s focus without detriment to the greater picture, and weaved into this grander scheme are emotional sub-plots, historical allusions and rhetoric on modern-life that all blend, if not seamlessly, then with a good deal of panache.

If you enjoy your fiction puzzling but pleasing, then I urge you to invest in this book. Neil Ayres will surely be a writer to watch out for. I was amazed on completing the novel to discover how young the author is. His narrative voice - though at times taking risks with form and style – is assured and well defined. I look forward to his next book with anticipation.

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